SALT LAKE CITY — Colorado came up just short of recording an upset in its final Pac-12 game Saturday, as the Buffaloes fell to Utah, 23-17, at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders' Buffs lost their sixth straight game to finish the season 4-8 overall and 1-8 in Pac-12 play while the Utes improved to 8-4, 5-4.
The Buffs were without the service of injured starting quarterback Shedeur Sanders, but true freshman Ryan Staub had a solid starting debut for the Buffs. CU trailed just 13-10 at the half and Staub guided an 84-yard scoring drive in the fourth quarter, capping the march with an 18-yard scoring pass to Travis Hunter.